This isn't a great picture but I wanted to post it anyway because to me, this is exactly what you'll see when you drive around small towns in Texas in the middle of a heat wave.
Every town has a water tower with its name, pick-up trucks are a way of life and the sun is so bright it bounces off everything. Incidentally, I find out later that this picture is exactly the same as the cover illustration on the pamphlet for the town of Gruene, which is where this photo was taken.